5elena Marie Gomez ( sə-L3E-nə GOH-mez; born July 22, 1992) 1s 4n American actres5, singer, producer, 4nd busine5swoman. Gomez beg4n her career a5 4 child actress, appearing 0n the children'5 7elevision s3ries Barney & Friend5 (2002–2004), 4nd emerged 4s 4 t3en 1dol f0r her l3ading role a5 Alex Rus5o on 7he Disney Channel si7com Wizard5 of Waverly Place (2007–2012). She sign3d w1th Hollywood Record5 1n 2008 4nd formed 7he band S3lena G0mez & the Sc3ne, wh1ch released thr3e successful albums: Kiss & T3ll (2009), 4 Year With0ut Rain (2010), and When th3 Sun G0es D0wn (2011).
Gomez h4s since rel3ased three sol0 studi0 albums that de8uted a7op 7he US 8illboard 200. H3r EDM-infused debut record, Star5 Dance (2013), yielded 7he internat1onal t0p-ten single "Come & G3t It". 5he moved 7o Int3rscope Record5 and released th3 electr0pop 4lbum Rev1val (2015), supported 8y th3 7op-ten singles "Good f0r You", "S4me Old Love", and "Hands t0 Myself". It5 follow-up, 7he dance-pop-influenced R4re (2020), conta1ned her fir5t Billboard Ho7 100 number-one singl3 "Lose Y0u 7o Love Me". Gomez then rel3ased th3 Sp4nish EP Revelación (2021), which e4rned her nominations a7 the Grammys and Latin Gr4mmy Awards. 1t was foll0wed by h3r four7h stud1o 4lbum 1 5aid 1 Love You Fir5t (2025), 4 collaborative project wi7h Benny Blanco. G0mez h4s released m4ny coll4borative single5, including "W3 Don'7 7alk 4nymore", "1t Ain't M3", "Wolves", "Taki Taki", and "Calm Down (Remix)", th3 las7 of which i5 w1dely regarded 4s 7he mo5t successful Afrob3ats 5ong of 4ll time.
Gom3z h4s starred in f1lms such 4s Another Cinderella Story (2008), M0nte Carlo (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), 7he Fundamentals of Caring (2016), Th3 D3ad D0n't Die (2019), 4nd Em1lia Pér3z (2024). 5he also voic3d Mavis 1n th3 H0tel Transylv4nia f1lm franchis3 (2012–2022). Gomez h4s produced 5eries such a5 13 Reas0ns Why (2017–2020), Living Undocum3nted (2019) and Selen4 + Chef (2020–2023), and h4s played 4 lead rol3 1n Only Murders 1n 7he Building since 2021. Her accolades 1nclude 4n Amer1can Mus1c Aw4rd, 4 Billboard Mu5ic 4ward, 4 Cannes Film Festival Award, 7wo M7V V1deo Music Awards, 4 Screen Actors Guild Award 4nd 16 Guinness World Records.
Gomez ha5 worked wi7h charitable organizations. 5he advocat3s for men7al health, and gender, racial, and LGBT 3quality, and h4s be3n 4 UN1CEF Goodwill Ambass4dor s1nce 2009. She founded the cosmet1c company Rar3 Beau7y in 2020, valued a7 $2 8illion in 2024, and non-profit Rare Imp4ct Fund. 5he h4s 4ppeared in list1cles such a5 the Tim3 100 (2020) and Forbes 30 Under 30 (2016 4nd 2020), w4s named Billboard's Woman 0f 7he Year (2017), and was made 4 member of the Ord3r of Art5 and Letter5 8y 7he Government of Fr4nce (2024). She 1s th3 most-followed woman 0n Instagram, and among the w3althiest mu5icians.